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Sehwag steps down as Daredevils captain, Gambhir takes over

By thedarknight ⋅ September 21, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

India’s dashing opener Virender Sehwag has decided to step down as Delhi Daredevils captain, making way for Gautam Gambhir who will lead the team in the Champions League next month. Sehwag wanted to concentrate on batting and expressed his desire to step down. “I would like to thank GMR for their understanding in accepting my [...]

Sehwag to lead Delhi in CL T20

By thedarknight ⋅ September 9, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Recuperating from a shoulder surgery that ruled him out of the ongoing tri-series in Sri Lanka and the subsequent Champions Trophy, Virender Sehwag will lead Delhi Daredevils in next month’s Champions League, the organisers of the Twenty20 event announced on Tuesday. Sehwag had undergone the surgery in England during the Twenty20 World Cup and remains [...]

I dont want to be captain: Sehwag

By thedarknight ⋅ September 8, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Dashing opener Virender Sehwag on Monday said he doesn’t want to be the captain of the Indian cricket team and suggested that a new face should be given the responsibility of vice-captaincy so that he can be groomed to take the reins after skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni. “I don’t want to be a captain, I [...]

BCCI aware of Sehwag injury

By thedarknight ⋅ June 12, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The BCCI on Thursday came out in his defence saying that it was aware of Virender Sehwag’s shoulder injury before the Twenty20 World Cup squad was picked. The BCCI said that it hoped Sehwag would recover before the tournament got under way but the injury aggravated in London which ruled him out for the rest [...]

Dhoni denies rift with Sehwag

By thedarknight ⋅ June 6, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has vehemently denied rumours of a rift in the Indian camp ahead of defending their World T20 title. In an unprecedented move, the entire Indian team led by Dhoni on Friday appeared in front of the Indian media on the eve of their first game of the World T20 here, insisting there [...]

Injuries major worry for India

By thedarknight ⋅ June 4, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Injuries to key players is taking a toll on the best playing XI. There is a fear that Sehwag and Zaheer may not be available for the first part of the tournament. Rohit Sharma, who opened the batting against New Zealand, is among the replacements being considered for Sehwag as the opener. “Viru and Zaheer [...]

Sehwag to return for next match: Gambhir

By thedarknight ⋅ May 13, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Delhi Daredevils stand-in captain Gautam Gambhir said the team would be further bolstered by the return of regular skipper Virender Sehwag in their next match against Deccan Chargers on Wednesday. Gambhir said his opening partner Sehwag has fully recovered from his finger injury and would be fit to play in the next match. “He (Sehwag) [...]

Indian Team named for Twenty20 World Cup

By nj ⋅ May 4, 2009 ⋅ 5 comments

The Indian Team for next month’s ICC Twenty20 World Championship in England has been declared today. Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni alongwith vice captain Virender Sehwag will lead a 15-member squad to England next month. The 15 member squad includes Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir , Suresh Raina , Yuvraj Singh , Yusuf [...]

Five Indians in Wisden’s Dream XI

By thedarknight ⋅ April 10, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Wisden, the highly respected cricket publication, today named Virender Sehwag as the Leading Cricketer in the World for 2008 and Mahendra Singh Dhoni captain of its first ever Dream Test XI which has five Indians in the ranks. India’s rich vein of form found ample reflection in Wisden’s first ever Dream XI which include Sehwag, [...]

Crowe apologises for remarks on Sehwag

By thedarknight ⋅ April 7, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Former New Zealand skipper Martin Crowe has apologised for being too “harsh” and “impatient” while criticising Virender Sehwag’s captaincy during the second Test in Napier which ended in a draw. “I often have bad days and so I wish to apologise for being too harsh, too quickly,” Crowe wrote in his column for a cricket [...]

Never feared losing the test: Sehwag

By thedarknight ⋅ March 31, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

India’s stand-in captain Virender Sehwag insists neither he nor any of his teammates ever feared losing the second Test to the Kiwis. Sehwag said the Indian batting order, which failed to live up to the expectations in the first innings, was too good to falter twice and the players were pretty much sure of saving [...]

Gambhir is the new ‘Wall’: Sehwag

By thedarknight ⋅ March 31, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Gautam Gambhir’s marathon match-saving 137 in the second Test against New Zealand on Monday earned him rich accolades from stand-in skipper Virender Sehwag who likened the pugnacious left-hander to Rahul Dravid and dubbed him the “second wall” of Indian cricket. Otherwise an aggressive batsman, Gambhir batted for nearly 11 hours over three days to bail [...]

Delhi Dare Devils

By thedarknight ⋅ March 22, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Team Owner: GMR Group 2008 Record: Semi-Finalist Coach: Greg Shipperd Squad: Virender Sehwg (captain & ICON), Gautam Gambhir, Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Ashish Nehra, Amit Mishra, Aavishkar Salvi, Manoj Tiwary, Mithun Manhas, Pradeep Sangwan, Rajat Bhatia, Tejashwi Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Vijaykumar Yo Mahesh, Yogesh Nagar, Paul Collingwood, Farveez Maharoof, Andrew McDonald, Glenn McGrath, Owais Shah, Dirk [...]

Sehwag gains in ODI Rankings

By thedarknight ⋅ March 17, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Virender Sehwag broke into top 10 and Sachin Tendulkar returned to top 20 in batsmen’s chart while Yuvraj Singh rose to a career-best third place in the all-rounder’s table following India’s 3-1 series win against New Zealand. Sehwag and Tendulkar were the biggest movers in the ICC ODI Player Rankings after their splendid performance in [...]

India vs New Zealand, 1st ODI: India win by 53 runs

By thedarknight ⋅ March 3, 2009 ⋅ One comment

India beat New Zealand in the first ODI at Napier by 53 runs and took a 1-0 lead in the rain curtailed match. India outshined New Zealand in bowling as well as batting department to clinch the first One-Day International win under D/L method. Solid fifties by Sehwag (77), Dhoni (84) and Raina (66) powered [...]

Sehwag wins BCCI ‘Player of the Year’ award

By thedarknight ⋅ February 10, 2009 ⋅ One comment

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) today named dashing opener Virender Sehwag the ‘Indian Player for the Year’ 2007-08. Sehwag will receive the award, named after former Indian captain Polly Umrigar on February 18 at a function in Mumbai by the BCCI. The 30-year-old Sehwag, who was dropped from the Indian team [...]

India vs Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI: Preview

By thedarknight ⋅ January 30, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

India and Sri Lanka go head to head in the second ODI of the five match series in a day-night game at Colombo. India won the first match by six wickets and took a 1-0 series lead. Sri Lanka will have to tighten up in all departments as their batsmen failed to build on Sanath [...]

Sachin, Sehwag rise in ICC rankings

By thedarknight ⋅ January 26, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Indian batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar went up a spot to tied 10th while opener Virender Sehwag also rose a rung to 19th in the latest ICC ODI rankings released on Sunday. Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni remained second while Yuvraj Singh was stuck at seventh in the latest list. In the bowling figures, Zaheer Khan [...]

Dhoni, Tendulkar unwilling to tour Pakistan

By thedarknight ⋅ November 27, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Top Indian players including captain MS Dhoni and Sachin Tendulkar have said that they are unwilling to tour Paksitan in January for their scheduled three-Test and five-ODI series. According to sources Dhoni, Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Virender Sehwag and Harbhajan Singh have all expressed their unwillingness to go to Pakistan. The players believe that in spite [...]

India v England, 3rd ODI: India wins by 16 runs (D/L)

By thedarknight ⋅ November 20, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

India won the 3rd ODI against England by 16 runs on Duckworth Lewis method as bad light stopped play in Kanpur. This means India has won three out of three matches so far in the series. Scorecard – India win 3rd ODI Kevin Pieterson won the toss for England and chose to bat first on [...]

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